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Anchor Education Conference

Windhoek, Namibia

Education Conference

July 27-29 2011

This conference is designed for families educating their children cross-culturally as they work in Namibia and Angola.

A well qualified testing consultant will be available for achievement and diagnostic testing of children.

Topics include:

Learning styles
Ideas for Pre School Curriculum
Educational planning
Special Needs learners
Time to Home School
Resources and ideas for teaching maths.
Transitions for Third Culture Kids

Testing Program:

The following testing options will be offered if you desire an educational assessment for your child. You may sign up on the attached registration form.

Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment (grades K-2)
This test provides information on the development of skills your child needs to become a successful reader. These skills include phonemic and phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

NARAII (for children aged 6 to 12 years)

This test provides information on reading accuracy, to identify where problems may lie, and comprehension from passages.

Iowa Test of Basic Skills (grades 3-8)
Achievement testing using the ITBS is provided to assess whether your child is “on track” with his or her age mates. These tests offer assessment in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. These tests take at least 3 days (4 sessions) to administer.

Key Stage (UK year 6)

Achievement testing at the end of Key Stage in English, Maths and Science

WRAT

This test provides information on comprehension from sentences, word reading, spelling and math computation. It gives a grade equivalent.

ADD/ADHD Indicator (giving coping strategies)

Dyslexia/Dyscalculia Indication Test

In some cases, these tests may identify issues that need special attention or further assessment. Other tests may then be available.

Feedback to parents regarding the findings and strategies for implementation will be scheduled after the conference. If a full written report is required then that will be emailed to them after the conference (at a cost of R350 (US $55)).

Booking for testing should be made as soon as possible to help with planning and ordering tests. It may not be possible to provide tests that are not pre-booked at least a week before the conference.

Testing will carry on throughout the conference and must be pre-booked. Testing will be scheduled as soon as bookings are made.

Conference Location
Registration will be from 0800am on Wednesday 27 July. The first session will begin 0830am.

Costs

Cost includes morning and afternoon drinks and snacks. Lunch is not provided

The cost (in total for 3 days): R900 (US $135) per person; R1600 (US $250) per couple.

Testing R250 per group test (IOWA) (US $40)

R300 ERDA / NARAII (US $45)

R250 Careers Guidance (US $40)

R600 Individual tests (US $90)

Booking

Complete the Registration Form at this link. A non-returnable Registration Fee (30% of total) is payable at time of booking. For payment click on the Payments tab or pay cash to Hilary Gunning.

A Testing Application Form must be completed, for every child to be entered into the testing programme, in advance of the conference.

Conference fees and children's testing fees may be paid in cash (Rand; Euros: GBP£) at the registration desk on arrival or by credit card (before the conference begins) through Paypal on the Payments page on this site.

We are sorry, but we cannot accept checks or credit card payments in Namibia.

Accommodation

For help with Accommodation please contact Hilary Gunning email: gunning@iway.na
Telephone: 061 225022 or 081 207 3799.

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